| Economic Indicators |
Year
Ago |
Previous |
Current |
Real
gross domestic product growth
(annual rate in percent) |
1Q08
0.9 |
4Q08
-6.3 |
1Q09
-5.5 |
Index
of leading economic indicators
(change in percent, monthly) |
Past
6 Months
1.2 |
April
1.1 |
May
1.2 |
Housing
starts
(million units annualized, seasonally adjusted) |
May
0.971 |
April
0.454 |
May
0.532 |
Unemployment
rate
(in percent) |
June
5.6 |
May
9.4 |
June
9.5 |
Total
imports
(in billions, seasonally adjusted) |
April
$217.0 |
March
$152.5 |
April
$150.3 |
Total
exports
(in billions, seasonally adjusted) |
April
$154.8 |
March
$123.9 |
April
$121.1 |
Consumer
price index
(percent change over preceding 12 months) |
May
4.2 |
April
-0.7 |
May
-1.2 |
Federal
Funds Rate
(monthly average, in percent) |
May
1.98 |
April
0.15 |
May
0.18 |
Prime
Rate
(monthly average, in percent) |
May
5.00 |
April
3.25 |
May
3.25 |
